# Distance from Loikaw (LIW) to Sydney (SYD)

> 8,258 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,258 km / 5,131 mi / 4,459 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 10:00 in Loikaw, it's 13:30 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,919 ft (SYD is lower than LIW)

## Airports

### [Loikaw Airport (LIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/liw-loikaw-loikaw-airport/1ef266df-f70a-6ed4-b7a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Loikaw, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYLK
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 19.690000, 97.210000
- Elevation: 2,940 ft

### [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sydney, Australia
- ICAO: YSSY
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.950000, 151.180000
- Elevation: 21 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:00 in Loikaw, it's 13:30 in Sydney.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Loikaw Airport (LIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/liw-loikaw-loikaw-airport/1ef266df-f70a-6ed4-b7a4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)